List of international presidential trips made by Frank-Walter Steinmeier

This is a list of presidential visits to foreign countries made by Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the current President of Germany. Steinmeier was elected on 12 February 2017 and assumed the office for a five-year term on 19 March 2017, succeeding Joachim Gauck.

As of November 2023.

2017 edit

 
Steinmeier with Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos
 
Steinmeier with Russian President Vladimir Putin
Date Countries Places visited Narrative
30 March   France Paris Inaugural visit to President François Hollande.[1][2]
4 April Strasbourg Steinmeier addressed the European Parliament. He met with the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani and the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker.[3]
7–8 April   Greece Athens Inaugural visit to President Prokopis Pavlopoulos; Steinmeier also met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and attended the opening ceremony of documenta 14.[4]
3–4 May   Italy Rome Inaugural visit to President Sergio Mattarella; Steinmeier also met with Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni and former President Giorgio Napolitano.[5]
6–9 May   Israel
Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Herzliya
Inaugural visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Steinmeier met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Isaac Herzog. During his stay he visited the gravesites of Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres, the Yad Vashem memorial, the meeting center Beit Ben-Yehuda, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the educational institute Givat Haviva. He also met with survivors of the Holocaust. In Ramallah, he met with the President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas and visited the gravesite of Yasser Arafat.[6]
  Palestine Ramallah
Qubeibeh
19 May   Poland Warsaw Inaugural visit to Poland; Steinmeier met with President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Beata Szydło.[7]
3 June   Slovenia Brdo Castle near Kranj Steinmeier attended a meeting of leaders from Southeast Europe. He also held bilateral meetings with Slovenian President Borut Pahor, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Kosovar President Hashim Thaçi.[8]
15–16 June   Belgium Brussels Steinmeier met with the Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg, the President of the European Council Donald Tusk and with King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of Belgium.[9]
1 July   France Strasbourg Steinmeier attended the European ceremony of honour for former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.[10]
11–12 July   Kazakhstan Astana Steinmeier met with President Nursultan Nazarbayev and visited the Expo 2017.[11]
13 July   Afghanistan Mazar-i-Sharif
Kabul
Steinmeier visited German troops and met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive of Afghanistan Abdullah Abdullah.[12]
14–15 July   Austria Vienna Inaugural visit to Austria; Steinmeier met with President Alexander Van der Bellen, Chancellor Christian Kern and former President Heinz Fischer.[13]
22–23 August   Estonia Tallinn Steinmeier met with President Kersti Kaljulaid and Prime Minister Jüri Ratas.[14]
23–24 August   Latvia Riga Steinmeier met with President Raimonds Vējonis and Prime Minister Māris Kučinskis.[15]
24–25 August   Lithuania Vilnius
Rukla
Steinmeier met with President Dalia Grybauskaitė and Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis and visited the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence command post in Rukla.[16]
12 September   Czech Republic Prague Steinmeier met with President Miloš Zeman.[17]
14–15 September   Malta Valletta
Siġġiewi
Steinmeier attended the Arraiolos meeting.[18]
27 September   Luxembourg Luxembourg City Steinmeier attended the meeting of the German speaking heads of state. He met with Grand Duke Henri of Luxembourg, Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein, King Philippe of Belgium, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and Swiss President Doris Leuthard.[19]
8–9 October   Vatican Steinmeier was granted an audience by Pope Francis. He also met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and visited the seat of the Community of Sant'Egidio.[20]
25–26 October   Russia Moscow Steinmeier met with President Vladimir Putin.[21]
2–3 November   Singapore Singapore Steinmeier met with President Halimah Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. He then delivered remarks at the Singapore Management University, met with representatives of the Asia–Europe Foundation, and visited the Singapore Botanic Gardens.[22]
3–5 November   Australia Perth
Sydney
Steinmeier met with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, the Governor of Western Australia, Kerry Sanderson, and the Premier of Western Australia, Mark McGowan, in Perth. He then traveled to Sydney and met with the Governor-General of Australia, Peter Cosgrove, and the Governor of New South Wales, David Hurley. He also visited the Sydney Opera House.
5–7 November   New Zealand Wellington
Auckland
Steinmeier met with the Governor-General of New Zealand, Patsy Reddy, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and the Leader of the Opposition, Bill English. He also visited the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
10 November   France Paris
Soultz-Haut-Rhin
Wattwiller
Steinmeier met President Emmanuel Macron and visited the memorial at Hartmannswillerkopf[23]
17 November   Slovakia Bratislava
Žilina
Steinmeier met with President Andrej Kiska, Prime Minister Robert Fico and the Speaker of the National Council, Andrej Danko
28 November   United Kingdom London Steinmeier met with Queen Elizabeth II and visited Westminster Abbey
11–13 December   Ghana Accra Steinmeier met with President Nana Akufo-Addo
13–14 December   Gambia Banjul Steinmeier met with President Adama Barrow

2018 edit

 
Steinmeier with Petro Poroshenko in Ukraine in May 2018
Date Countries Places visited Narrative
27–29 January   Jordan Amman
Jerash
Azraq
Steinmeier met with King Abdullah II, visited the Azraq refugee camp, and met with soldiers at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base.
29–31 January   Lebanon Beirut Steinmeier met with President Michael Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri. He also met with the Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri. The President addressed students at Lebanese University and visited the National Museum of Beirut.
6–7 February   Japan Tokyo Steinmeier met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
7–11 February   South Korea Seoul
Alpensia Resort
Gangneung
Steinmeier met with President Moon Jae-in, attended the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, and visited competitions at the Olympics. He also met with the President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, and the President of the International Paralympic Committee, Andrew Parsons.
16 February   Lithuania Vilnius Steinmeier attended the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the restoration of Lithuanian statehood.
1–2 March   Portugal Lisbon
Porto
Steinmeier met with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Prime Minister António Costa
21–26 March   India Varanasi
New Delhi
Chennai
Mamallapuram
Steinmeier visited the Sarnath Museum and Dashashwamedh Ghat, where he participated in an Aarti ceremony. He delivered a speech at University of Delhi and met with President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and foreign minister Sushma Swaraj. In Chennai, he visited a Daimler AG production facility and the Indian Institute of Technology Madras. He concluded his trip by visiting the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Mahabalipuram.[24]
25–26 April    Switzerland Kehrsatz
Bern
Fribourg
Kilchberg ZH
Steinmeier met with President Alain Berset and all members of the Federal Council. He delivered a speech at University of Fribourg and visited the Cathedral of St. Nicholas. He concluded his trip with a flight over the Aletsch Glacier and a visit to the family grave of Thomas Mann.[25]
15–16 May   Netherlands Amsterdam
Delft
Steinmeier met with King Willem-Alexander and Prime Minister Mark Rutte. He visited the Delft University of Technology and the Rijksmuseum.[26]
29–30 May   Ukraine Kyiv
Lviv
Steinmeier met with President Petro Poroshenko, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman, and writer Serhiy Zhadan. He delivered a speech at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and visited the University of Lviv.[27]
5–6 June   Poland Warsaw Steinmeier met with President Andrzej Duda.
17–21 June   United States Los Angeles
San Francisco
Stanford
Steinmeier met with mayor Eric Garcetti, Condoleezza Rice and Governor Jerry Brown.
29 June   Belarus Minsk Steinmeier attended the opening of the Maly Trostenets memorial, and met with President Alexander Lukashenko.
5–6 September    Switzerland Sils Maria
Riom-Parsonz
Steinmeier attended the meeting of the German-speaking heads of state and met with King Philippe of Belgium, Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein, Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen und Swiss President Alain Berset.[28]
13–14 September   Latvia Riga
Rundāle Palace
President Steinmeier attended the Arraiolos meeting.
17–19 September   Finland Oulu
Helsinki
President Steinmeier met with President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Juha Sipilä. He also visited the sea fortress Suomenlinna.
9 October   Austria Vienna President Steinmeier met with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen and Slovak President Andrej Kiska.
10–12 October   Greece Athens
Haidari
Kalamata
President Steinmeier met with President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, and the Leader of the Opposition, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. He received an honorary doctorate by the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, visited the Haidari concentration camp and the ancient city of Messene.[29]
24–25 October   Spain Madrid
Badajoz
Mérida
President Steinmeier met with King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. He then flew to Badajoz and met with the President of the Regional Government of Extremadura, Guillermo Fernández Vara. Steinmeier also visited the Amphitheatre of Mérida.[30]
4 November   France Strasbourg President Steinmeier attended a concert in remembrance of the end of World War I 100 years ago. He also met with French President Emmanuel Macron.[31]
11 November   United Kingdom London Attended WW1 centenary remembrance services in Whitehall and Westminster Abbey.[32]
18–21 November   South Africa Cape Town
Johannesburg
President Steinmeier met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Leader of the Opposition, Mmusi Maimane. He visited the Ponte Tower and the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg, and the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town.[33]
21–22 November   Botswana Gaborone President Steinmeier met with President Mokgweetsi Masisi and the Executive Secretary of the Southern African Development Community, Stergomena Tax.[34]
4–10 December   China Beijing
Guangdong
Sichuan
President Steinmeier met with President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Li Keqiang. He visited Sichuan University and gave a speech. He also visited the Cantonese Opera Museum.[35]

2019 edit

 
Steinmeier with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili
 
Steinmeier with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Date Countries Places visited Narrative
23 January   Liechtenstein Schaan President Steinmeier attended the ceremony of 300 years of the Principality of Liechtenstein.
27–30 January   Ethiopia Addis Ababa
Lalibela
President Steinmeier met with President Sahle-Work Zewde, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. He visited the African Union Headquarters and met with the head of African Union Moussa Faki.[36]
11–13 February   Colombia Cartagena
Isla Grande
Bogotá
President Steinmeier met with President Iván Duque Márquez. He also met with Kogi indigenous community.[37]
13–16 February   Ecuador Quito
Baltra
Santa Cruz Island
Guayaquil
President Steinmeier met with President Lenín Moreno.[38]
20–22 March   Croatia Zagreb
Split
President Steinmeier met with President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović and Speaker Gordan Jandroković. He then flew to Split where he had breakfast with the Mayor of the City of Split Andro Krstulović Opara.[39]
4–5 April   Bulgaria Sofia
Plovdiv
President Steinmeier met with President Rumen Radev, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, President of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Tsetska Karayantcheva and met with Mayor of Plovdiv Ivan Totev.[40]
9–10 May   Slovenia Ljubljana
Kobarid
President Steinmeier met with President Borut Pahor, Speaker of the National Assembly Dejan Židan and Prime Minister Marjan Šarec. He also attend a concert in celebration of Europe Day.[41]
27–29 May   Uzbekistan Tashkent
Urgench
Xiva
President Steinmeier met with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. He met students of Urgench State University.[42]
3–4 June   Austria Linz President Steinmeier attended the meeting of the German-speaking head of states.
5 June   Slovenia Ljubljana President Steinmeier attended the summit of the Three Seas Initiative.[43]
12–14 June   Iceland Reykjavík
Vestmannaeyjar
President Steinmeier met with President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir. He also visited the Sólheimajökull glacier and Eldfell volcano.[44]
15–16 June   Finland Kultaranta President Steinmeier met with President Sauli Niinistö. He also inaugurated the "Kultaranta talks".[45]
25 August   Italy Fivizzano President Steinmeier met with President Sergio Mattarella. He also commemorated the victims of the Vinca massacre.[46]
31 August–1 September   Poland Łódź
Wieluń
Warsaw
President Steinmeier met with President Andrzej Duda. He also had a speech to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War.[47]
19–20 September   Italy Rome
Naples
President Steinmeier met with President Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, President of the Italian Senate Elisabetta Casellati and President of the Chamber of Deputies Roberto Fico. He also visited the Basilica of Santa Maria della Sanità.[48]
30 September   France Paris President Steinmeier attended the funeral of President Jacques Chirac.[49]
6–8 October   Georgia Tbilisi
Telavi
President Steinmeier met with President Salome Zourabichvili, Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia, President of the Georgian Parliament Archil Talakvadze and Ilia II, Patriarch of the Georgian Orthodox Church. He also visited the Alaverdi Monastery.[50]
10–12 October   Greece Athens President Steinmeier attended the Arraiolos meeting.[51]
20–23 October   Japan Tokyo President Steinmeier attended the ceremony of the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan. He also met with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.[52]
30 October–1 November   United States Boston President Steinmeier visited the Gropius House. He also met with the governor of Massachusetts, Charlie Baker, and had a panel discussion at the Harvard Law School.[53]
16 December   Belgium Bastogne President Steinmeier had a speech at the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the start of the Ardennes offensive.[54]

2020 edit

 
Steinmeier in Israel
Date Countries Places visited Narrative
22–23 January   Israel Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
President Steinmeier attended the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. He also had a speech at the 5th World Holocaust Forum.[55]
27 January   Poland Oświęcim President Steinmeier visited the Auschwitz and Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camps.[56]
23–26 February   Kenya Nairobi
Kiambu
Kakuma
President Steinmeier met with President Uhuru Kenyatta. He also visited refugees in the Turkana County.[57]
27–28 February   Sudan Khartoum President Steinmeier met with Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council of Sudan, and Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. He also visited the Sudan National Museum.[58]
22–23 August   Austria Salzburg President Steinmeier attended the Salzburg Festival. He also visited the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, and met with President Alexander Van der Bellen.[59]
17–18 September   Italy Milan President Steinmeier met with President Sergio Mattarella and emergency workers affected during the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also attended a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125 and toured Milan Cathedral.[60]

2021 edit

 
Steinmeier with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin
 
Steinmeier with Italian President Sergio Mattarella
Date Countries Places visited Narrative
26 April   France Paris President Steinmeier met with President Emmanuel Macron for talks.[61]
30 May   Slovenia Ljubljana President Steinmeier met with Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Slovenian President Borut Pahor for talks on the EU Trio Council Presidency of Germany, Portugal and Slovenia..[62]
12–13 June   Denmark Haderslev
Aabenraa
Sønderborg
President Steinmeier met with Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. He also attended a service at Haderslev Cathedral for the 100th anniversary of the 1920 Schleswig plebiscites which led to South Jutland County joining Denmark and also to have a dinner on the HDMY Dannebrog (A540).[63]
17 June   Poland Warsaw President Steinmeier met with Polish President Andrzej Duda and President of the International Auschwitz Committee Marian Turski. Also marked 30 years of the German-Polish Treaty on Good-Neighbourliness.[64]
30 June–2 July   Israel Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Sde Boker
President Steinmeier met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. He also visited the visited the grave of Theodor Herzl in Jerusalem, the Holocaust memorial Yad Vashem and the grave of Ben Gurion and his wife Paula Ben-Gurion in Sde Boker. Also on the trip he met Holocaust survivor Regina Steinitz, writer David Grossman, artist Michal Rovner and former head of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Center Avner Shalev.[65]
7–9 September   Sweden Stockholm
Kiruna
President Steinmeier paid a state visit to the Kingdom of Sweden. He met with King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden and attended a state dinner at Stockholm Palace. He held talks with Prime Minister Stefan Löfven. He also gave a speech to the Riksdag and attended a lunch hosted by Cecilia Brinck, President of Stockholm County Council and Anna König Jerlmy, the Mayor of Stockholm. President Steinmeier travelled onto Kiruna, where he met with Lotta Finstorp, Norrbotten County Governor.[66]
15 September   Italy Rome President Steinmeier attended the 16th Arraiolos Group meeting.[67]
29–30 September   Moldova Chisinau
Străşeni
President Steinmeier paid a working visit to Moldova. In Chisinau he met with President Maia Sandu, Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița and Speaker of Parliament Igor Grosu. He also opened a business conference and met German Academic Exchange Service alumni. In Străşeni, he visited the Engineering College in Străşeni.[68]
6 October   Ukraine Kyiv
Koriukivka
President Steinmeier attended the 80th Anniversary of the Koriukivka massacre. He attended a memorial to the victims in Koriukivka and met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and attended the Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center.[69]
27–29 October   Ireland Dublin
Limerick
President Steinmeier paid a state visit to the Republic of Ireland. He met with President Michael D. Higgins and First Lady Sabina Higgins and attended a state banquet in his honour. He held talks with Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Speaker of the Lower House Seán Ó Fearghaíl and talks figures involved in the Northern Ireland peace process on the impact of Brexit. He visited Trinity College Dublin, Dogpatch Lab startup hub and the National Gallery of Ireland with the Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland. He talked with students at the University of Limerick.[70]
4–5 November   Norway Oslo
Utoya
President Steinmeier travelled to Norway where he met Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre who also held a dinner in his honour. He gave a speech at the Storting and had a meeting with President of the Storting Eva Kristin Hansen. He met and had a luncheon with King Harald V of Norway and Queen Sonja of Norway. He visited the University of Oslo and Oslo Opera House. He travelled to Utoya Island to a wreath laying ceremony.[71]
18 November   United States New York City President Steinmeier travelled to New York City to visit the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Center for Jewish History and spoke at the award ceremony for the Leo Baeck Medal.[72]
2 December   France Strasbourg President Steinmeier gave a speech at a memorial service for former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing[73]

2022 edit

 
Steinmeier with Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin
 
President Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender in South Korea
Date Countries Place visited Narrative
15–16 February   Latvia Riga President Steinmeier gave a speech at the international conference celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Constitution of Latvia.[74]
20–23 February   Senegal Dakar
Gorée
Bargny
President Steinmeier gave a speech at the laying of the foundation stone for the new building of Goethe-Institut Senegal.[75]
3 March   Lithuania Vilnius
Rukla
President Steinmeier visited of the German operational contingent of the NATO EFP Battlegroup Lithuania in Rukla together with Gitanas Nausėda.[76]
8 April   Finland Helsinki President Steinmeier met with President Sauli Niinistö, for talks about the public debate on relations between Finnish civil society and Russia.[77]
12 April   Poland Warsaw President Steinmeier met with President Andrzej Duda. He also had a conversation with Elżbieta Penderecka, the widow of the composer Krzysztof Penderecki.[78]
27 April   Slovakia Košice
Sliač
President Steinmeier met with President Zuzana Čaputová. He also visited the German contingent of the NATO battlegroup in Sliač.[79]
4 May   Romania Bucharest President Steinmeier met with President Klaus Johannis. He also had a discussion with representatives of the German and Jewish minorities in Romania.[80]
15 May   United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi President Steinmeier attended the funeral of President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[81]
14–15 June   Singapore Singapore President Steinmeier met with President Halimah Yacob, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. He also visited the Asian Civilisations Museum and National Gallery Singapore.[82]
15–16 June   Indonesia Jakarta
Yogyakarta
President Steinmeier met with President Joko Widodo, Governor of Central Java Ganjar Pranowo and Sultan of Yogyakarta Hamengkubuwono X and Princess Mangkubumi. He laid wreath at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery, and also visited the German School Jakarta, Borobudur, Gadjah Mada University and Jogja National Museum.[83]
20–21 June   Latvia Riga President Steinmeier participated in the Three Seas Initiative summit, then attended a special service at the St. Peter's Church with President Egils Levits.[84]
12–13 September   Liechtenstein Vaduz
Schaan
President Steinmeier participated in the meeting of the heads of state of the German-speaking countries.[85]
18–19 September   United Kingdom London President Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.[86]
19–22 September   Mexico Mexico City
Guadalajara
President Steinmeier met with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum. He also gave a speech to the Senate and attended a concert at the Hospicio Cabañas.[87]
5–7 October   Malta Valletta
Mdina
Attard
Birżebbuġa
President Steinmeier participated in the meeting of the Arraiolos Group. He also met with President George Vella and the crew of German submarine U-35. He later visited the Church of Our Lady of Victory and German-Maltese Circle.[88]
25 October   Ukraine Kyiv
Koriukivka
President Steinmeier reiterated German support to Ukraine following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[89][90]
31 October–3 November   Japan Tokyo
Kyoto
President Steinmeier and Elke Büdenbender met with Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. He also had a discussion on the 25th anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol.[91]
3–5 November   South Korea Seoul
Busan
President Steinmeier met with President Yoon Suk-yeol. He also visited the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) and United Nations Memorial Cemetery.[92]
16–17 November   United States New York City President Steinmeier attended the presentation of the Henry Kissinger Prize by the American Academy in Berlin. He later met governor and former ambassador Phil Murphy, president of Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer, and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.[93]
29–30 November   North Macedonia Skopje
Bogdanci
Kavadarci
President Steinmeier met with President Stevo Pendarovski and Prime Minister Dimitar Kovačevski. He also addressed the Parliament, laid wreath at the tomb of Gotse Delchev at the Church of the Ascension of Jesus, and visited Čifte Hammam, followed by discussions about the documentary film Honeyland. He later visited the first wind park in Bogdanci and toured a Dräxlmaier factory in Kavadarci.[94]
1–2 December   Albania Tirana
Berat
President Steinmeier met with President Bajram Begaj and Prime Minister Edi Rama. He then addressed the Parliament, laid wreath at the Mother Albania Monument in the National Martyrs Cemetery, and visited Sami Frashëri High School and the Museum of Secret Surveillance. He later went to Berat, where he visited the Lufthansa Industry Solutions, King Mosque, Halveti Tekke and Berat Castle.[95]

2023 edit

 
Steinmeier with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
 
President Steinmeier and Elke Büdenbender with British King Charles III
 
German President Steinmeier with U.S. President Joe Biden
Date Countries Place visited Narrative
1–2 January   Brazil Brasília
Manaus
Boa Vista
President Steinmeier attended the inauguration of elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. He then met with the Governor of the state of Amazonas, Wilson Lima, before touring in the Amazon Theatre and Amazon Tall Tower Observatory. He later visited a school in Boa Vista and the Monitoring Center for Deforestation in Manaus.[96]
5 January   Italy
  Vatican City
Rome
Vatican City
President Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender met with Pope Francis, then attended the funeral of Pope Benedict XVI.[97][98]
6–7 February    Switzerland Geneva President Steinmeier met with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk. He then had a speech during the awarding of the Grand Cross of Merit with Star to Peter Maurer. He later had a conversation with the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric Egger.[99]
13–16 February   Cambodia Siem Reap
Phnom Penh
President Steinmeier accompanied by his wife Elke Büdenbender toured the humanitarian mine clearance project HALO Trust, followed by Angkor Wat, the German Apsara Conservation Project, and Ta Prohm temple complex. He later met with Say Chhum, Senate President of the Kingdom, then attended a wreath-laying ceremony at the Independence Monument and Statue of King Father Norodom Sihanouk. Afterwards, he held talks with Prime Minister Hun Sen, before visiting the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum.[100]
16–19 February   Malaysia Penang
Kuala Lumpur
Kuching
President Steinmeier with his wife Elke Büdenbender visited Infineon and B. Braun company branches in Penang. He then met with King Abdullah and Queen Azizah, and later with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. In Kuching, he toured the Kuching Wetlands National Park and orangutan rehabilitation at the Semenggoh Wildlife Center.[101]
15–16 March   Estonia Lääne-Harju
Tallinn
President Steinmeier visited the German contingent of the Baltic Air Policing mission at Ämari Air Base. In Tallinn, he held a conversation with President Alar Karis, then attended the awarding of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany to former Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid. He later met with Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and went to Toompea for a statement.[102]
18–19 April   Poland Warsaw President Steinmeier met with President Andrzej Duda at the Presidential Palace, before visiting the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews along with President Duda and Israeli President Isaac Herzog. He, with his wife Elke Büdenbender, then commemorated the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and gave a speech in front of the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, to be the first German official guest to do so. He later attended a memorial service at the Nożyk Synagogue, then a concert at the National Theatre.[103]
23–27 April   Canada Ottawa
Vancouver
Yellowknife
Tuktoyaktuk
Accompanied by his wife, Elke Büdenbender, President Steinmeier was welcomed by Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada. He then laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the National War Memorial. Afterwards, he met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the Parliament Hill, followed by talks with George Furey, Speaker of the Senate, and Anthony Rota, Speaker of the House of Commons, before attending a discussion with students of the University of Ottawa, then a concert at the National Arts Centre. In Vancouver, he toured along with David Eby, Premier of British Columbia, a fuel cell manufacturer, the harbor, and smart energy systems at the University of British Columbia. He later traveled with the Governor General from Yellowknife to Tuktoyaktuk to meet representatives of the Inuit community.[104]
5–6 May   United Kingdom London President Steinmeier attended the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla.[105]
24–26 May   Romania Bucharest
Sibiu
Timișoara
President Steinmeier held talks with President Klaus Iohannis, Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă, Senate President Alina Gorghiu and Chamber of Deputies President Marcel Ciolacu, before laying wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. In Sibiu, he was welcomed by mayor Astrid Fodor, followed by discussions at Samuel von Brukenthal National College. In Timișoara, he visited the Victory Square, Banatul Philharmonic, and the old town along with mayor Dominic Fritz. In addition, he toured the St. George Cathedral, Nikolaus Lenau High School and Cetate Synagogue.[106]
29–30 May   Lithuania Vilnius
Pabradė
President Steinmeier met with President Gitanas Nausėda, before attending events at the Vilnius University Library and Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. He later visited the German forces of the NATO Enhanced Forward Presence.[107]
19–21 June   Kazakhstan Astana
Aqtau
Kuryk
President Steinmeier laid wreath at the Otan Qorgaushylar Monument, before he met President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace. He later attended two conferences about the cooperation between the two countries in business and higher education, followed by touring the National Museum. At Aqtau, he visited the Yessenov University and Svevind Energy company. He concluded his visit by touring Kuryk port.[108]
21–23 June   Kyrgyzstan Bishkek President Steinmeier laid wreath at the Ata-Beyit, before he met President Sadyr Japarov. He later visited the OSCE Academy together with Helga Schmid, followed by touring the Ala-Archa Nature Park.[109]
9–11 July   Luxemburg Luxembourg City
Esch-sur-Alzette
President Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender met with Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa at the Grand Ducal Palace. He then laid wreath at the National Monument of Luxembourg Solidarity, before visiting the Luxembourg National Archives. He later held talks with Parliament President Fernand Etgen, Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn. Afterward, he toured the capital city with mayor Lydie Polfer. Later on, he visited the birthplace of Robert Schuman and the University of Luxembourg.[110]
31 August–1 September   France Paris President Steinmeier attended a dinner hosted by President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte at the Élysée Palace.[111]
11–12 September   Belgium Brussels
Eupen
President Steinmeier attended the meeting of the German-speaking heads of states.[112]
20–22 September   Italy Syracuse
Piazza Armerina
Catania
Venice
President Steinmeier accompanied by his wife Elke Büdenbender met with President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura. He later gave a speech during the Award ceremony for the second German-Italian town twinning prize, held at Syracuse Municipal Theatre.[113] Afterwards, he toured the island of Ortygia, then attended a theatre performance at the Greek Theatre of Syracuse. On the next day, he went to areas affected by wildfires at Piazza Armerina and Enna, before visiting the Villa Romana del Casale, and the 3Sun factory in Catania. He then flew to Venice, where he visited the German Centre for Venetian Studies and 18th Biennale Architettura.[114]
26 September Rome President Steinmeier attended the funeral of former president Giorgio Napolitano.[115]
3–5 October   Cape Verde Praia
Cidade Velha
Mindelo
President Steinmeier met with President José Maria Pereira Neves, where he was then bestowed the Amílcar Cabral Prize, and the keys to the city of Praia by Mayor Francisco Carvalho. He later laid wreath at the Memorial Amílcar Cabral, and made a speech in the National Assembly. He then held talks with Prime Minister, José Ulisses Correia e Silva in the Várzea Palace. In Cidade Velha, he toured the Fort of São Filipe and Nossa Senhora do Rosário church. On the next day, he flew to Mindelo, where he visited the Ocean Science Centre, Cape Verde Atmospheric Observatory and Centro Nacional de Artesanato e Design.[116]
5–6 October   Portugal Porto President Steinmeier participated in the 18th Arraiolos Group meeting.[117]
6 October   United States Washington, D.C. President Steinmeier met with President Joe Biden to mark the occasion of German-American Day.[118][119]
30 October–1 November   Tanzania Dar es Salaam
Songea
President Steinmeier was welcomed with military honors by Minister of Foreign Affairs, January Makamba. The next day, he met with President Samia Suluhu Hassan, and representatives of German and Tanzanian businesses including Twiga Cement and Heidelberg Materials. In Songea, he toured the Maji Maji Memorial Museum and held talks with descendants of Chief Songea Mbano.[120]
1–3 November   Zambia Lusaka
Livingstone
President Steinmeier was welcomed with military honors by President Hakainde Hichilema, then paid a visit to the Fountain Gate Crafts & Trades School, which is affiliated with the Chamber of Skilled Crafts of Frankfurt-Rhine-Main. In Livingstone, he toured a water extraction plant on the Zambezi river, the Victoria Falls and the Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park.[121]
26–27 November   Israel Tel Aviv
Jerusalem
Be'eri
President Steinmeier, accompanied by his wife Elke Büdenbender and President of the German Bundestag, Bärbel Bas met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, before they toured the location of Be'eri massacre. Later on, he held talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and visited the Augusta Victoria Hospital.[122]
28–29 November   Oman Muscat
Nizwa
President Steinmeier met with Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq. He then toured the Nizwa Fort and Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque.[123]
29 November   Qatar Doha President Steinmeier met with Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad.[123]

2024 edit

Date Countries Place visited Narrative
5 January   France Élysée Palace Participation in the funeral service for Jacques Delors.[124]
23–24 January   Vietnam Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh City
President Steinmeier was joined by his wife Elke Büdenbender, Labor Minister Hubertus Heil and a delegation of business leaders from top German industrial firms on a four-day tour to Southeast Asia. In Hanoi, he visited the Temple of Literature and laid wreath at the Memorial to the Revolutionary Martyrs. In addition, he met with President of Vietnam Vo Van Thuong, Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyễn Phú Trọng, and Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính. In Ho Chi Minh City, he toured the Vietnamese-German University.[125][126]
25–26 January   Thailand Bangkok
Ubon Ratchathani
President Steinmeier walked through Talat Noi, before he met with King Rama X, Queen Suthida in Dusit Palace, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, and leader of the Move Forward Party, Chaithawat Tulathon. He also visited a Mercedes-Benz plant in Samut Prakan. He later toured rice farms in Ubon Ratchathani, as well as Sirindhorn Dam and Pha Taem National Park.[127]
6–8 February   Mongolia Ulaanbaatar
Töv Province
President Steinmeier accompanied by his wife Elke Büdenbender was welcomed by President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh and his wife Luvsandorjiin Bolortsetseg in the Sükhbaatar Square. He also held talks with Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene and Chairman of the State Great Hural Gombojav Zandanshatar. He later toured the Munkh Cashmere knitwear business, Chinggis Khaan National Museum and Alexander von Humboldt Schule, before meeting with a nomadic family holding preparations for celebrating the Tsagaan Sar in Töv Province.[128]
11–13 February   Cyprus Larnaca
Nicosia
Kofinou
Pano Lefkara
Kato Drys
President Steinmeier met with President Nikos Christodoulides, President of the House of Representatives Annita Demetriou and mayor of Nicosia Constantinos Yiorkadjis, as well as Stavros Stavrou, President of the Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He also visited the UNFICYP headquarters, Goethe-Institut Cyprus, House of Representatives and Presidential Palace. He later toured the Archbishop Makarios III Lyceum and Kofinou Reception, in addition to embroidery and Silversmith-work in Pano Lefkara.[129]

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